every story, real story,
needs a villain
it would be ridiculously boring to write a tale about a brave hero who kept their socks clean, their room, tidy, as they went off to sit at a desk and smile.
it would be notoriously mind-numbing to live a life where there wasn't a conflict,
a struggle to push through, a hill to climb, a goal to complete, a skill to master.
every plot that ever was needs a character of strength that fights epic battles,
wins the war through enormous personal growth, and brings home the prize.
every good story needs a conflict where honor and integrity rise above the unimaginable odds and
rescue and redemption are achieved.
The problem begins and ends when the hero focuses on the villian and not the strategy to overcome.
The issue arises when the hero looses hope, becomes overwhelmed, and can't talk themselves through to the solutions. This is where battles are fought and won. In the mind, before one even engages in the reality of the battle around them.
Dare to let the villain spur you to greatness,
leverage the power of the bad to surge you to press on to the good,
let it motivate, use it as a tool....
We cannot take our eyes off of the goal, no matter how much smack is talked,
how great the cost, how ridiculous the pressure to re-orient,
-to pay attention to the distraction is the most deadly move a hero can make.
keep the focus,
go above, stretch beyond,
journey by faith,
believe in the unseen,
and rise to fight
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